octane FORD B MAX 2012 1.G Owners Manual

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WARNINGS
Do not mix petrol with oil, diesel orother liquids. This could cause achemical reaction.
Do not use leaded petrol or petrolwith additives containing othermetallic compounds (e.g.manganese-based). They could damagethe emission system.
Note:We recommend that you use onlyhigh quality fuel.
Note:We do not recommend the use ofadditional additives or other enginetreatments for normal vehicle use.
Use minimum 95 octane unleaded petrolthat meets the specification defined by EN228 or the equivalent nationalspecification.
Your vehicle is suitable for use with ethanolblends up to 10% (E5 and E10).
Long-Term Storage
Most petrol contains ethanol. Werecommend that you fill the fuel tank withfuel that does not contain ethanol if youintend to store your vehicle for more thantwo months. Alternatively, we recommendthat you seek advice from your dealer.
FUEL QUALITY - DIESEL
WARNINGS
Do not mix diesel with oil, petrol orother liquids. This could cause achemical reaction.
Do not add kerosene, paraffin orpetrol to diesel. This could causedamage to the fuel system.
WARNINGS
Use diesel that meets thespecification defined by EN 590 orthe relevant national specification.
Note:We recommend that you use onlyhigh quality fuel.
Note:We do not recommend the use ofadditional additives or other enginetreatments for normal vehicle use.
Note:We do not recommend the use ofadditional additives to prevent fuel waxing.
Long-Term Storage
Most diesel fuels contain biodiesel. Werecommend that you fill the fuel tank withfuel that does not contain biodiesel if youintend to store your vehicle for more thantwo months. Alternatively, we recommendthat you seek advice from your dealer.
RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
Avoid running out of fuel because thissituation may have an adverse effect onpowertrain components.
If you have run out of fuel:
•You may need to cycle the ignition fromoff to on several times after refuellingto allow the fuel system to pump thefuel from the tank to the engine. Onrestarting, cranking time will take a fewseconds longer than normal. Withkeyless ignition, just start the engine.Crank time will be longer than usual.
•Normally, adding 1 gallon (4.6 litres) offuel is enough to restart the engine. Ifyour vehicle is out of fuel and on asteep slope, more than 1 gallon (4.6litres) may be required.
92Fuel and Refuelling